Funded by: This is a self-funded project (Orla Mooney) and is supervised by Prof. Pamela Gallagher (Head of the School of Psychology, DCU) and Prof. Veronica Lambert (School of Nursing, Psychotherapy and Community Health, DCU)

Location: Online Survey through Dublin City University

Recruitment criteria:

Aged 18 – 25 years

Read and write English

able to complete the online questionnaire yourself

We are including people with and without conditions

Recruitment contact:

• Name: Orla Mooney PhD Candidate Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland School of Psychology
• Email: orla.mooney7@mail.dcu.ie

Recruitment End Date: 13/03/2022

This study explores the period of emerging adulthood (18-25 years) and living with and managing a long-term physical condition during this time. You are eligible if you are 18-25 and able to complete the online questionnaire yourself. *A long-term physical condition is a condition diagnosed by a medical professional, has lasted 6 months or more and requires some ongoing treatment (e.g. medication, GP visits, therapies). Examples of long-term physical conditions include: diabetes, cardiovascular (e.g. congenital heart defect, hypertension), chronic respiratory (e.g. asthma), chronic neurological (e.g. multiple sclerosis, epilepsy), chronic pain (e.g. arthritis), other long-term conditions (e.g. irritable bowel syndrome) etc.